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Luxor vs George Town
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George Town is the warmer of the two — about 3°C on the annual average; George Town is the wetter, with 2284 mm more rain a year, and Luxor the sunnier.
How the seasons compare
The differences between Luxor and George Town, in everyday terms.
Summers
Luxor has far hotter summers
Luxor: Extreme heat
George Town: Hot
Winters
George Town has far milder winters
Luxor: Cool
George Town: Stays warm
Rain & snow
George Town is much wetter
Luxor: Very dry
George Town: Very wet
Sky
Luxor is far sunnier
Luxor: Sunny
George Town: Often grey
Month-by-month charts
Temperature
George Town is the warmer of the two — about 3°C on the annual average.
Precipitation
George Town is the wetter — about 2284 mm more across the year.
Clear skies
Luxor has the clearer skies — the higher line.
Exact monthly numbers
Tap a metric to open its full table. Desktop shows all twelve months; on a phone each metric splits into Jan–Jun and Jul–Dec.
Avg high (°C) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 23 | 25 | 30 | 35 | 39 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 39 | 35 | 29 | 24 |
| George Town | 32 | 32 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 |
| Difference | +9 | +7 | +3 | -3 | -7 | -9 | -10 | -10 | -8 | -5 | +2 | +7 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 23 | 25 | 30 | 35 | 39 | 41 |
| George Town | 32 | 32 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 32 |
| Difference | +9 | +7 | +3 | -3 | -7 | -9 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 41 | 41 | 39 | 35 | 29 | 24 |
| George Town | 32 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 |
| Difference | -10 | -10 | -8 | -5 | +2 | +7 |
Avg low (°C) George Town runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 7 | 9 | 13 | 17 | 22 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 23 | 19 | 13 | 8 |
| George Town | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 |
| Difference | +17 | +16 | +12 | +8 | +3 | — | -1 | -1 | +1 | +5 | +11 | +16 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 7 | 9 | 13 | 17 | 22 | 25 |
| George Town | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 |
| Difference | +17 | +16 | +12 | +8 | +3 | — |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 26 | 25 | 23 | 19 | 13 | 8 |
| George Town | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 |
| Difference | -1 | -1 | +1 | +5 | +11 | +16 |
Precipitation (mm) George Town runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| George Town | 76 | 82 | 151 | 179 | 239 | 166 | 186 | 229 | 298 | 325 | 248 | 128 |
| Difference | +74 | +81 | +149 | +177 | +227 | +166 | +186 | +229 | +297 | +324 | +244 | +128 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 0 |
| George Town | 76 | 82 | 151 | 179 | 239 | 166 |
| Difference | +74 | +81 | +149 | +177 | +227 | +166 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| George Town | 186 | 229 | 298 | 325 | 248 | 128 |
| Difference | +186 | +229 | +297 | +324 | +244 | +128 |
Cloud cover (%) George Town runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 24 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 24 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 15 | 22 |
| George Town | 67 | 63 | 67 | 75 | 83 | 81 | 83 | 85 | 87 | 87 | 85 | 80 |
| Difference | +43 | +39 | +42 | +48 | +58 | +71 | +73 | +77 | +78 | +76 | +70 | +58 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 24 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 24 | 10 |
| George Town | 67 | 63 | 67 | 75 | 83 | 81 |
| Difference | +43 | +39 | +42 | +48 | +58 | +71 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 9 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 15 | 22 |
| George Town | 83 | 85 | 87 | 87 | 85 | 80 |
| Difference | +73 | +77 | +78 | +76 | +70 | +58 |
Relative humidity (%) George Town runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 46 | 37 | 27 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 25 | 30 | 40 | 47 |
| George Town | 77 | 76 | 77 | 79 | 79 | 78 | 78 | 79 | 80 | 81 | 81 | 80 |
| Difference | +32 | +39 | +50 | +59 | +61 | +60 | +58 | +57 | +55 | +51 | +41 | +33 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 46 | 37 | 27 | 20 | 18 | 18 |
| George Town | 77 | 76 | 77 | 79 | 79 | 78 |
| Difference | +32 | +39 | +50 | +59 | +61 | +60 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 20 | 21 | 25 | 30 | 40 | 47 |
| George Town | 78 | 79 | 80 | 81 | 81 | 80 |
| Difference | +58 | +57 | +55 | +51 | +41 | +33 |
How both climates are changing
Both cities are warming. Each city has its own warming trend; see its trends page for the year-by-year detail. Luxor trends → · George Town trends →
Methodology & sources
Luxor
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 30 years of daily observations at Luxor Intl, a weather station, about 7 km from the city centre. The underlying daily records come from NOAA's global station network.
Cloud, humidity, wind & sunshine — modelled estimates from NASA POWER, NASA's satellite-and-reanalysis climatology. This is the standard global source for atmospheric variables, which are not measured at most weather stations.
George Town
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 30 years of daily observations at Penang Intl, a weather station, about 14 km from the city centre. The underlying daily records come from NOAA's global station network.
Cloud, humidity, wind & sunshine — modelled estimates from NASA POWER, NASA's satellite-and-reanalysis climatology. This is the standard global source for atmospheric variables, which are not measured at most weather stations.
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